On tuesday morning, the Preds GM contacted his incoming players to let them know the team was looking forward to the elements each player brought.
Igitang had this to say about his phone calls this morning.
"I spoke with Jannik, i told him about how i had been pursuing him since the beginning of the season. It was just a matter of time that i was able to put together the right package to acquire him".
The Preds GM, and possible candidate for GM of the year had also chatted with Dman Tom Gilbert briefly Tuesday and had this to say "GIlbert is one of the most under rated and overlooked dmen in the league. He rounds out our top 4 quite nicely as he is solid on both ends of the ice. Losing Green is defenitely something that had to be looked at and not done with haste. But when looking at our backends offensive capabilities, moving Greener made sense".
When asked about newly acquired d-prospect Erixon the Preds GM appeared frustrated and began to laugh. "I recieved a voicemail this morning from Tom" said Igitang. Someone yelled from the back of the room "Tim!!". "whatever" Igitang replied. "this guy leaves me a message saying hes in New York and he cant seem to find the car service that was to collect him. Says he wants to get to the Arena asap so he can talk with his new linemate Michalek. Michalek is my top pairing guy along with All-Star dman Duncan Keith. Does this kid think hes even in my top 6?!".
If Erixon manages to find his way to Nashville, he may be in for a surprise with his name on a chair in the press box.
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